feeling a bit mixed up about this and hoped someone on here could help
last week I had an emergency electric cardioversion in A&E. I have no idea what the name of the medication was , but I was told it was an anaesthetic/sedation where I would still be awake but sort of asleep and wouldn’t feel the pain. it was a white liquid given through a syringe into my arm (it looked like milk) if that helps at all
The last thing I remember was seeing the medication getting inserted in the cannula, then I remember feeling weirdly calm, then I don’t really remember anything until the thud of the cardioversion. It wasn’t sore but I remember feeling the thud and feeling my whole body suddenly jolt- it was like being booted my a horse but without the pain. I can remember that, so I was obviously awake to some degree but definitely not with it.
anyway, the cardioversion worked thankfully and im incredibly grateful for the help. But the thing im a bit uncertain about is my reaction afterwards. It was as if I was drunk, and I was babbling utter nonsense and im worried I was being really annoying or bullish/obnoxious. I remember getting really emotional and telling the doctor that they were the best ever, and hugging all the nurses and thanking them for fixing my heart. In fact I remember pinky promising the doctor something (no idea what) and telling them to always believe in themself because they were the best person ever 😶 But I was definitely being annoying and loud. I’m usually a really quiet reserved person so that reaction really unsettled me and I’m worried I was that difficult patient that everyone was thinking FFS shut up, or that I was being loud and bullish. It’s weird because I felt as if i had no control over what I was saying and because I can’t remember parts of it my brain is filling in the gaps
the staff were all so helpful and kind to me and im really worried I’ve made a full of myself or was rude or annoying towards them
It lasted about 45 mins or so, I went for a sleep and suddenly was a lot more with it again
I know nobody can say for sure because I don’t know what medication I was given, but does anyone know what my reaction and behaviour normal? Or will the nurses/doctors have been thinking FFS stop acting like that? I just hate to think I was behaving difficultly towards people who were being so kind to me.